Jeffrey Khaner

Biography

Canadian-born flutist Jeffrey Khaner has been principal flute of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990. From 1982 to 1990 he was principal flute of the Cleveland Orchestra, and he has also served as principal of the New York Mostly Mozart Festival, Atlantic Symphony in Halifax, and as co-principal of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Additionally, he is the principal flutist of the World Orchestra for Peace and the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego.

A noted soloist, Mr. Khaner has performed concertos with orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia, collaborating with many of the great conductors of our time. His concerto repertoire is extensive and he has premiered many works including those by Ned Rorem, Behzad Ranjbaran, Jonathan Leshnoff, Eric Sessler, David Chesky, and Samuel Jones, all written for him. As a recitalist, he has appeared on four continents, regularly incorporating programs that include music of today’s composers, many of whom have written expressly for him.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Mr. Khaner was named to the faculty as flute professor in 2004, holding the position formerly held by his mentor, the late Julius Baker. Since 1985, he has also been a faculty member of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and he also teaches at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. He has presented masterclasses throughout North, South, and Central America, Europe, and Asia.

In addition to his many orchestral recordings, Jeffrey Khaner has extensively recorded solo flute repertoire, releasing seven critically acclaimed solo CDs on the Avie label that include American, British, Czech, French, German, and Romantic flute music, as well as Brahms and Schumann sonatas and romances. His recording of David Chesky’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra appears on Chesky Records; Ned Rorem’s concerto is on Naxos, and his recording of the Samuel Jones concerto is on BMOP. Khaner’s editions of repertoire, including the Brahms sonatas, are published by the Theodore Presser Company.

SPECIALTIES:

Orchestral repertoire for flute
Solo repertoire for flute
Audition preparation

LANGUAGES:

English